Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 2, 1873, Page 8

/THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUELSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1873. WASHINGTON. (Oontinued from the Firat Page.) former Congrosd, was o member In thia Committeo, and found ~ there wcopo for utiliving his abilitios. Ho is oppored by Loou- ‘ard Myors, of l‘hilnllnlthn, who 18 at “presont tho oldost momber of the Committes, and Las sorvod for wolve consceutivo yoars. ho porsosses bigh qualifications,” it o dif- flenlt to say, In vidwof his long-continited and offective seryico, why Lo should *be sot nslde for Mr, Orth, and thero s the best reason for lmlluvn:‘u that ho will not bo. 'The improsaion in rapidly galuing ground (hat Diaine Ia working from u sincore dusira to promoto tho -publio servioo in making up his comunitiecs, and that ho. will nob allow nny ‘nthor consldorntions to inflnence him. The be- liof that he will adopt this manly conrse hins had a porceptiblo offcot on public foeling, aud it s . ‘wppavont that Dlaino stock hau greatly appre- elated in tho last few daya, QARFIKLD 8TOOK ADVANOING. Tor o day or two past thore hng beon a most ‘poraistant offort to induco the bellof that darfleld alone , of all thoso who woro. implionted in tho Oredit-Mobilier would be set back and humiliated, Thiv offort Is hard to sxplaln, a8 Mr, Garflold is cortaiuly a good a ,man ag any of tho others who wero implicated Intho Credit-Mobilior soandals, and ihio offort to mnke kim the scape-goat was a cowardly con- coption, Lhoro (s " mo doubt that ha will bo agnin placed at the head of the Appropri- atlon Committco, as Blaine has refusod to por- mit hinsolf to e nsed in a0 mean & way, * A ROW AMONG TITE DEMOCRATH, Thero is a gorious rupture in the Democratic ranka,: Hohnan, Cox, and others equally prom- Inont, mean bueinoss whon they rofuse to in- dorso tho back-pay foaturs of tho increase of gnlarios bill, and nithough active offorls aro making to briug about a rocoucilintion, thero in 1o reason Lo beliova that thoy will bo sucoessful, The feoling is sirong and deop; and the position in whiok the Domocrats find thomaclves is a, novel ‘ono’ for them. Those voting for Cox for Spoaker to-dny wero DMossrs, Holman, of. Indiana, and Whitchouse, of Now York. Dlaud, of Missouri, voted for Alexander . Stophons ; aud Creawor, of Naw York, voted .for Holster Clymor, of enusylvanin. ' There was some Demceratlo dodging on the voto for Bpeakor. A TIEPURKIQAN CAUCUS, The Republicans of the JTouso held a eanous to-night to deliborate and decide upon a policy with rogard to tho ropeal of the_back-pay nad incroago-of-salary Iaw, Tho attondance wanquito' fall, and the ‘wmcumlluys. whilo they wore not om- bellisied with tho highly personal order of re- marks that charactorlied the Domacratic caucns, of Saturday night, woro of o very carnost oud obaorbing.nature, It appears that 1t was thougit nocossary to call this cauous to order, in the firat . placo, to'unito on _some plan and course of ac- ion i and, secondly, to head off o large number- of virtuons gonlomon who aro inclined to bo . precipitate in roform, FIONTING, FOR TUE WONOR OF NEPEALING THL BALARY BILL. :+.. Tt.is -not proposed that the glory of introduc- i ing o bill for tho purposo indicatod, shall bo mo- nopolized by any one individual, but rathor it is * thought best that it ehall redound to the credit of' ‘tho' wholo = party. 'Eugeno Halo, of - Maine, gave considoracle offence {o- vg“\t whon ke notified the House of “ hig [{Ill’[')oun to iutroduco a bill to-morrow or . and tho first op{:orLunflyto offect tho repenl, as " it was thought ho was foo ambitions, if not n littlo selfish, 'This Leing the Stato of afeirs, ..thoro was nothing to do fo-night oxcopt to agreo on plnus to bo adaptod, ond tho opposi- tiou te tho nction was bub fecble, although thoro was ocousiderablo sudpressed fooling, which at times throatencd to brenk ont in open Er‘unbbliu . Bon Butlor, Lncked by Rodorick Handim Butler, from Tonnceseo, was recoguized as the lender of . ANTI-REPEAT, FACTION. It wus noted with considerable surprieo that_the + General didu't display that nouchalant nnd defl- ant swaggor, whilo disoussing the affair, that ho . assumed whils troating itin Massachusotts during tho vacation. If hisconvictions ns to tho rightcoty. noss of Incrensed back-pay lave mot changed, thoy certainly Liave asto tho temper of tho cople, He was dignified to a, degree, thera- oro, and ouly oocasionally Lo permitied his chavactoristio etylo of debate to -show - iteelf, and then in modifled ctyles. It js enid that he was disposed in bLis vemurks to . treat of Bugiue Hall as a son-in-law cf Lis father-in-law, and to othorwise dispatage that Emmtz rentloman, but, on the whole, ha curhcd jmeclf in & mannor which did exceeding credit to his eagacity. COLORED DELFOATES OPPOSED TO THE IEPEAL, Throo of tho six colorod Lopresentatives, headed by Rucnoy, of South Carolina, mado a _ bold fight against any repeal, but, wiile they i wero heard in an induigent and patroniziog way, . the weight that was given to what they eaid was not such as they would have liked from tho groat * Radical party. - TIE ADVOOATES OF NEPEAL. Haerin, of Iowa, Tromnine, of Now York, - gnd Hawley, of Conucoticut, were prominent in - urging the olioy of roponl. It was put to the * bhumnmiy of the caucus, that in any action that . might be had, nothing ought to bo done that . would rofloct at all npon tho many truly good, I but mislod gentlemen, not now members of Congrees, who took their back-pay, and * inserted it in n judicious manner. Groat circums spection wna urgod in this rogard, The Gnal + rosult.was the * ... . ATTOINTMENT OF A COMMITTEE, consisling’ of Kasson, Hale, of dlnino, Tro- maine, Butlor, of Massnchusotts, and Thomay, + of North Catolina, to proparoe s bill roducin galaries to 25.000 & yoar, due rogard being hac to such ‘s restoration of the franking priviloge in documents and garden-soeds, provisions bo- ing mada to secure an allowauce for postaga for . other purposos, ntnuuner{', aud mileagoe, such ng ‘will bring tho m{a"p to iho nmount received by * membora of the Forty-fivst Congross, which will “ substantinily st it baok at tho old figures. The bill is.to be reported ta-morrow if occasion offers . oudtho time not tulen up with questions of privilego Blaino_ will announce the morning . hour ; and thie ¢all of Btates will Lo hud. : JALL TO. IN SRODUCE, T ¥ BILL, This will give Hall l\nol)lmrtlmi(ytn ‘introduce the bill. In case he should die to-night,.the out- look Sor tho Ropublican party would bo vory ! gloomy, a8 an unregonerate /demand from Now Srampanive, tho noxs Blata to bo ealled, would . o8t surely « bill himself.- rasp the situation, and introduco a "This. however, was fully cousid- ored, and the coutingoney provided for by tho m{lnl?tion of tho resolution aubmitted by Kolly, o onnpylvanis, thut all other matters than this :..bill sball'be at onco roforred to tho Judicinry . Comnmittee. Only two or throo faint votes were x kcard in tho negative, when the final action was V had, - TILE REPUDLICAN BENATORIAY, CAUOUS is callod for ta-morrow at 10:30 a. m, It i nn- . nounced tha the doors will bo apen for Sumuer and Sebmz, but thoy will not be specially invited to tulto part, .+ MR, BOUTWELL'S REPORT. Tha roport of tho Beoratary of tha Troasury is quite Lwico an long as any of tho rmvlmm doouments of similar charactor. Judgo Richard- son deoms 1t the most important that was over made to Congrers by o Secretary of tho Treasury, awml at tho samo time it is materially difforent in general make- up, . being entively of a businoss oharacter, muking numorous nighly important rocommondations, giving minuta doreription and accounts of the worliings of tho Tronsury De- partmout, A full and “comprchongivo abatract of the report has beon mado by tho Assistant Encrulnr{, Bawyer, for prompt traoemission by. telegraph as soon as tho roport is prosented to Congresy. [To the Assoctated Preas) OAMNET MLE ‘Waamnaroy, D. 0., Dec, 1.—Tho Cabinet met at half-past 11 o'clock, nll the membos buing prosant, and remained in sossion until bwouly ininutes to 4 o'olouk, in oxrecluunn of rocoiving the Joint Committoo of tho Sonate and Houso + of Represcntativos jnstructod with the duly of * informing tho Prosidont that tho two honsos .- had organized, and werc propared to receive noy communioation ho might ho plonsed to make {hom, 'I'he Committeo mnot ap- pearing by half-past 8 o'clook, a ftole- ram - was sent to the Onpltof Inquiring into tho Kiato of affairs in Congrena, and, on ro- colpt of tho reply, the Private Sccretary'of tho Tresidont informed the gentlemon of the press in walting for aoples of the mussngo that the dooument would not be gent to Congress until £0-MOITOW, BEORETARY RICITARDEON'S REPORT. Becretary Itichardson bad sout in advance his financial report to Now York, P'liladelphls, and Boston, to E- distributed to the pross at thotime the President’s mossnge should Lo delivered to Congross, but owing the Presidont’s message not having boen communicated to Congress to-dax, the Heoretary this afiernoon telegraphed to tho Govornment officers having hia roport in charge to rotain it uutil to-morrow. TUE OHIEY JUBTIOESITP, During the sesslou of the Cabinot to-day the Prosidont formally tendered to Attorney-Gon- eral Williams tho position of Chief Juslice of the Bupreme Oour{lnl the United Btatos, Ool, Bristow, of Kentuoky, will be appointed_Attor- ney-Gonoral, The nominations of Col. Bristow aud Tudge Willinms will b o sont to the Bennto to-morcow, Indge Advoeate-Cloneral Holb Pub]lulmu 3 long rojoinder to ox-Prosidont Johumon, in which ho aays Johnson ia guilty of gross porver- aion in Ly statomont of what ‘ocourred at their glln (ltxw Just proylous to tho oxocutivn of Mra, urratt, BERENADED, Bountor Bumnor was soronaded to-night by tho colorad prople of Washington, ILF BALANY-ORAJ TIEPEAL BILT, ‘Wright'a bill to repon! the act of March 8, 1878, incroaging salarioy, etc,, providos that all enlarios incronsed by that act bo fixed at tho rame mnounts ns they woro bofore its pas- sogo, though wo far as 1t applios the " President it shall take offoct after tho pressnt torm, under thejConatitution, Bo far ns it applios Lo Banators, Noprosentatives, and othors, it In to tnke effact upon the date o tho passnge. Tho Dill fuvthor provides that it shnll ot 1o #o conatruod a8 Lo ravivo tho frauk- ing priviloge. . - ; FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. BENATE. ‘WasnraroN, Doo, 1. OATLED TO OUDER. The Sonato was conlled to order st noou by Vico-Presidont WILSON, NEW KANSAS SENATOR, : Mr, INGALLS prosoutod tho oredentials of Robort Crozier, who waa nppointed by the Goy- ornor of Knnsas (to fill tho vacanoy caused by tho resignation of Mr. Caldwoll, “T'ho ore- dentinls wore rond and the oath of oflico admiju- intorod, 5 - TIME OF MRETING, . It wos ordorod that the Bonate should moot daily at 12 o'clock meridian till. olLorwise or~ dorad. NOUSE NOTIFIED. Alsosthat the Hecrotary of the Senato notify the Houwo that A quornm of the Scuate had as- rombled, and that that body was ready to pro- ceed to tho trananction of business. COMMITTEE TO WAIT ON TIE FRESIDENT. Meenrs, ANTHONY and THURMAN woro ap- pointed a committas, to Join o similar committes on tho part of tho Louso, to wait on tho Prest dont and inform him that a quorum’of oach Houso Liad nssemblod. : RESIGNATION, £ Mr, BARGENT bad o tulegram read from his colleague, Ousaorly, announcing his resignation, BILLS INTRODUCGED. The following bills wera introduced by unani- mous consent and orderod to lia on the iablo, to Do roforrea to committoos heronftor : Ve By Mr. SUMNER—A bill supplementary to o bill to protect all citizons of the United Siates in thelr clvil rights, Mo snid he hoped that tho Sonato, at an curly dny, would bo ready to pro- ceed o Lho conrideration of that woll-lmown bill without rn{crr'nfiit to & committeo. Mr. EDWARDS hopod that that and evory other othes bill Involviug privato rights would ho seat to a committee, i Mr. BUMNER nlso presonted s bill to estab-" tialioqual rights in the publio schools of Wash- ington and Uoorgetown 3 also, & joint regolution, proposing an amondment to the Coustitution o tho United Statos, so as to provide for the elec- {ion of tho Prosident of tho United Biates by n direot voto of the peoplo, aud abolishing tho of- fico of Vico-Presidout, and s joint rosolution roposing an amendment to the Constitution of, [‘ho Unitod States, 8o ay to oxtond the Presidon- tial torm to six years, and making tho oceupnant insligiblo for re-clection. Also, a billto authorizo the issuc of componnd interest notes as o substitulo for legal tondors; also o bill to protect persona against inveigling, from abrond or kidnappiug for forcible restraint or 1voluntary gervitude, i Mr. SUMNER enid hio introduced tis bill to covor o class of cases which had _occurred sinco the Inst seepion of Congress. He reforred to tho 5,000 Italinn children now held in servitudo hé thfs coutry, DLaving boon Lidnapped from abroad, Also, by Mr. BUMNER, o bill to provide for thio ndjustment of the Fronch spoliation claims. By Mr, CONKLING—A bill rolating to monoys appropriated for membors of Congress, y Mr. EDMUNDS (Vormont)—A bill creating n commiesion to adjnst componiation for dopro- n{m.lirman:zy rebel cruigors awarded by the Geneva Tribunal, By Mr. WRIGTT (Towa)—A bill changing the timo for holdiug Circuit and District Court In Towa; ulso 8 bill (o ropeal the uct of March 8, 18673, jucreasing tho salarios of certain porsons therein namod. . By Mr, LOGAN—To repenl the act entitled an sict Lo cetabilish o uniform system of bankruptey througlhiout the Unitod Btates; also abill to o8- tablieh o brench mint at Chicago, Dy Mr. MOLTON—A bill ropealing such see- t1ons of the Bunkrupt act of 1847 as provided for invoinatury baukruptey, By Mr, FENLON—A bill to revigo the Customs Iaws of the United States. By Mr. WINDOM—A joint resolution propos- ing an amendment to the Counstitution of tho Unitod Btatos, providing for tho elootion of United Btatos Sonatora by tho people, By Mr. MORRILL (Vt.)—A resolution in- atructing (ho Finance Committos to inquire into tho expedioncy of o bill providiug froo banking and the renmngflon ©of specio pryment, to take offcot Jan, 1, 1875. By Mr, FERRY (Mich.)—A resolution instruct= ing the Finunco Committee to consider and ro- port remedios for the prosent financial derange- mont. The VICE-PRESIDENT Inid before the Son- ale the resiguntion of Dr. Nowman, Chaplain, & DISPATON FROM MADEID, Mr. SUMNER said ho had a coble dispatch from Madrid, which he found on his table upon ariving in Washington, It had boen propared by #overal mombers of tho Bpanish Cortos, and was addresssd to Senntors Sumner and Com- eron, Ho suked unsnimous consent to havo it T ead, - ‘ Mr, SITERMAN objected. Mo thought it an unwiso courso to rend dispatches from foroigu Governmonts bofore wo had reccived informa- tion from our own on the same subjact. Mr. SUMNER thought his friend Shorman would not object if ho knaw tho contents. Mr. CONKLING—* Well, we can rostrain our curiosity till we get the Preaidont’s messago.” . BOUNTY BILL, Mr. BUCKINGHAM introduced a bill in rela- tion £o bountios, providing that all volunteors under the President’s proclamation -of May 3, 1861, nctuslly mustered into tho servico of the Tnitod Ktatas betoro Aug. 6, 1861, and rceopted by the War Departmout under gaid Ymclnmn- tion, shall bo pnid the full hounty of $100 prom- ined in enid proclamntion. 3 TIAT URAD. 3fr. Conlding's bill, relating to cortain monoys approprinted for moinbors of Congress, provides that all monoys n}:pl‘upm‘»rinlcd 18 gomponsi- tion to mombers of tho Lorty-Second Congress in oxcess of mileage nnd aliowances, fixed by law, nt tho commencement of said Congross, and which shall not have beon dravw Y mems Lers ol sald Congross respectivoly, or which having been returned in any form to the United States, aro hieroby coverad into tho Troasury of the United States absolytoly, tho same as if thoy lind never boen approprinted as aforessid, HALARY BILT. Mr. PRA'IT jntroduced n bill fixing the palary of Benators, Raprosontatives, aud dolegntes in Congress ut'$5,000 per annum, which shall bo in licu of ull existing provieions by law for com- pensation oxcopt netual individunl travoling ex- penses from their homes to the sent of Govern- Tment and return, and $300 per annum for post- ago, stationory, and uawugnpnrfl. 1t authorizes disbureing ofiicors of tho Senate and Iouso to' retain such a sum cach month from the compen~ sntion of Benators, members, and delegates of tho present Corgrons, as will amonut by the 4th of Mareh, '75, to the excess abovo the rato of 5,000, whiol hns_beon Lorotoforo pald under tho act of March 8, 1873, the Aums eo rotained to bo returned to the ‘Cronsury of the United Statos. THE GENEVA' AWARD. o bill Introduced by Mr, Bdmunds, to pro- vido for tho distribution of the sum awnrded to tho United States by the Genova Tribunal of Ar- hitration, is tho samo bill which was roported fuvorably by the Seuato” Judiciary Comumitios Tast Juauary, REOLAS, Tho Benato taok n recess for half an hour, At tho oxphation of that time, tho Sonato ro- assemblad, whon My, EDAUNDS said it was ovi- dent that $bey 7 COULD NOT GET THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE to-day, on sceount of the time to bo consumed in swoaring in membera and organizing the Houss, 1o therafore moved that tho Houato adjourn'un- 1i1 12 o'clock to-morrow, which was adopted. 1I0UBE OF REPRESENTATIVER, OALLING TUE ROLL. Wasuixnaroy, Deo, 1.—Tho Houro was oalled to ordor at noon by Mr, MoPherson, the Olerk, who called the roll of mombers by States, Tho allories wore orowded, aud most of the soals in fhn liall woro ocoupiod. CONTESTED BEATS, ‘Whon Tonisiana was reached, tho Olerk atated that thero wore hut two unchallengod cortificatos racolved from that Biato—thoso of Messrs, Dar- all and Moroy, from (ho Third and Tifth Dis- tricts, As to tho other throa districts, and the momber for tho Btato at largo, there had boan two conflicting sets or papors rocoived, both is- suing from compotont authority, one set eigned by Gov. Warmoth, and tho ather by Aoting- dlovernor Pinchiback, The Olerk Liad, thero- declined to enroll any of them. to the Ninth Distriot of In- disuw, the papors returned by the Govornor fore e 0y could not be nocaptod by the Clork, an thoy wore not ln aceordance with tho law, and, thereforo, thero was no porson enrollad for that distriot, For four soats from Arkansas thore hnd boon but two cortiflcatos prosontod,—thoso of Svndor and Ifinok. . In rogard to tho ftato of West Virginia, thore was & peculiar complieation arising from the uncortainty as to the proper time of Loldin, ancolootion, ‘I'hero had beon two olections he]:fi on two difforent days, and difforont porsons woro elocted from two districts, In the other disttict Lhe sama person hind boen elected on both ocenslons, and thereforo the Olork had enrolled that porson (oeroford), but had not enrolled any of tho othera. . Tho roll Laving beon callod, it appoared thal 278 mombers, of the 200 who are entitled to onts, auswered to thelr names. ELEOTION OF HPEAKER. The Hougo then procesded to tho clection of a Spenakor, - 3lr. Maynard nominated James G. Blaine, _ Mr, Niblack nominated Fornando Waod, Mr, Holman nominated 8, 8, Cox, who anid ho was not n candidato for the position, ', Tellors linving boen appolntod by the Clork, & vyoto was takon, with tho following Tosult 1 Blaine, 100; Fornando Wood, 77; 8. B. Oox,21; Olymer, of Pennaylvania, 1; Alex. 11, BtoPlulm, 1, M, Dlafno was thorofore_declarod . duly elected s%un}mr of the House of Roprosentativos for the Forty-third Congross. Monara. May- X%:ld and Wood conducted Mr. Blaine to the chair, " ADDIEGA OF SPEAKEN DLATNE. i Mr. Blaino, upon taking tho ohnir, mado the following addrass: Gentlemen of the Ilonseof Representativea: “Tho voto this moment announced by the Clerk 18 much an expression of your confidence as calls for my sincerest thouks, To bo choson Bpenker of the Ameri- can Houso of Ropresoniatives s always an honorablo diatinotion; to be choson a third timo cnkancos the honor moro than throo-fold; to be chosou by the Jargest body that ovor arsemblod 1n the Oapitol imposca a buirden of responaibility which only your indulgent Xindnesa could embolde me to assumo, Tho first ocoupant of this chnir presided over a Ilouse of sixty-ivo mombors, ropresenting m yopulas ton far below the proscnt aggregate of tho Stato of New York, Ab that time, i tlio wholo United Blatos thero wero uot (0,000 clvilized nhabitanta to bo found 100 miles distant from tho flow of tho Atlantlo tide, ‘To-ilay, gontionion, a Iargo mia- Jorlty of - you' come from' boyond flat lmit, and “represent disirieta then peopled only by the Indian and the adveuturous frontioraman, The Na~ tloual Governmient i not yot ns old as many of its ciii- zonA; but in this briof apan of timo, lens than one lengthenod lifo, it hioa, under God's good providenco, oxtended its powers until a continent ia tho field of it ompiro nud attests tho mojesty of ita law, - With tho growih of naw Hlates, sud fho resnliing changes in thio cuntres of population, new interesty sre doveloped, rival to tho old, but by no means hostile; di+ vorae, but not nulagonistic, Nuy, rathor are all theso intorests in larmony; and thotruo sclence of just government §s to givo to cach ts full nnd fair play, opposing none by unduo exaction, favoring none by | undue privilege, It {s ihis [flnn‘ lesvon which our daily exporieuce I8 teaching un, binding us togother moro closely, mnking our mulusl dependenco moro manifent, and causing us fo feel, whothier wo live in tho North or in tho Bouth, in_tho East or in tho West, that wo huve indeed but 1* one country, one Constitu’ tlon, ono destiny." . OATHS ADNINISTERED, Mr, Dawes, senjor momber of the House, ad- miuistored thio oath of oflice Lo tho Bpeakar, who' theroupon proceeded to awear in the mombers.’ About fiity mombers from Southern States, wlio could not take the oath of offico. which Is known as “the ironclad," tool the miodifiod oath. Prominent among them was A, H. Btephens, of Georgta, ELFOTION OF OLERT. The next business in order bul;f tho election of Clerk, Mr. MAYNARD offered a_resolution covering all elcotive oflicors of the House, and naming the following : For Clork, Edward AMc- Pherson; Bergoant-at-Arms, W. 'W. Ordway; Doorkeaper, O. 8. Buxton ; Postmaster, H. G. Bherwood, of Michigan ; Uanmn. ths Rov. J. G. Butler. - Mir. NIBLACK moved to nmend by inserting, instoad of the foregoing, tho following names : Georgo O, Widdoborg, Poter Rupp, Cliarles W. Comes, A, J. Starling, and tho Rov. 8. H. Mahon. ‘I'he amendmont was rejected and tho original resolution adoptod and the ofiicers sworn in. DELEGATES ¥ROM TERRITORIES wera called and sworn in, with the exception of George Q. Cannon, ‘of Utah, in refereuco to whom Mr, MERRIAM offered & resofution recit- ing that Cannon had takon an oath inconsistont with, oitizenship and with. his obligations ns o Delegate, and haa been, und continues to be, guilty of practices in violation and - defiance of, tho Jaws, reforring to the Committee on Elec: tions tho question of Cnonon'sright to o soat. Mr. COX opposed tho resolution, astonding to establish n very dangerons precedont. Horo wag o prima facic caso, with n regular cortificate from the Governor of Utah., e moved that the delegats bo sworn in, The resolution was: furthor opposed on_tho eawo ground by Gon, Butlor, and G. T. Hoar, Poters, and Maynard, aud then, on motion of 3r. NIBLACK, the rosolution was lald on_the table und tho onth of office administored to Caunnen. “ DRAWING OF SEATH. Tthu House then procoeded to the drawing of weats. INDIANA ELEOTION OASES. The oortificate for the Ninth Indiana District; Shanks and Neff being the opposing claimants, was reforred to tho Committeo on Elections, with instructions to report at an early dny. Tho certifieato is an alternative ono, - doponding on technicality as to forty-seven yotes which wore caat for Blauks, but which were excluded for in- formality, . A TIE BALARY-GRAB. ’ Mr. HALE (Maino) gavonotice that ha would to-morrow introduce and presa to an carly pas- fage a Dbill to repeal the incroase of salary v, 3 TENSION BILL. : Mr. STARRWEATHER prosonted a petition for ponsion to all soldiors of tho War of 1812, TOUIBIANA MEMBERS, . Mr, BUTLER (Mass,) offered & resolution to admit to their soats Sypher, Sholdon, and Pinch- back, of Louisiana, . ‘Without action, the Houso adjourned. RELIGIOUS. What Bishop Cummins Says of Xlis New Church Movoements Special Dispatch to.The Chicago Lribuna. New Yonx, Dec, 1.—The mooting called by Bishop Oummins to orgoanize a Protostant Epis- copal Church, on Eho basis of the Prayor-Book of 1785, will be held in Association Hall at 10 a. mi, to-morrow. The objoct of this gathering is not for tho discussion of the expodiency of such a ‘movomont, and the call is not therefore issued to thoso who aro_opposed to such n courso, ‘Thab » beginuing will be mado to-morrow is quito cor- inin, Bishop Cummins atated to-day that thoxe who are resolved upon sopnration from the Protestant Lpiscopal Churcl ns 16 18, hava con- gidored thotr causo well, fully appreciato thoir responsibility, and simply wish to " perform their duly in tho, mablor ‘in quict snd’ unostontations way. Ib--iu ensy to parado a largo number of names, hold public mootings, and have briliiaut oratora. thoy prefor a different course. While thoy wish noth- ng whatever to bo concoaled, thoy will make ny litfle noiso as possible, and {ransact business, rather than nttompt to draw crowds. Tho movae- mant, Bishop Cummina says, i to n greatoxtont confined fo tho laity. Thero isa rospectablo. number of clergy onlisted, but in assuming such responsibility thoy huve moro diffionltion to en- counter, aud, therofors, roquire greator couragd, They witsh bo proparad to givo up thoie liskig, and be stigmatized ne enthusiasts or fools, Tho Iaity, howover, aro in aarnost,and aro push- ing tho matter with becomivg zonl, many of thom buh)[iamong tho older members of tho Church, who have had knowledgo of thio abuscs of the Ohurch for youra. ‘This new patty holds vory much tho samo position toward the’ Angli- can Ohurch that tho Catholics do to the Church of Romeo, Thoy -think had the Fm or- book of 1785° Dbeon rotained, xitunlism could not have advanced Ho * rapidly. They are not destroyors, but roslorors of tho truo privoiples of thelr communion and rorvico. ‘T'ha movoment toward that las beon goiug on in the Ohurch for yoars, is powerful, and those who aro opposed to it must cousider their reaponsibility, and resolve upon sonio | action to provout such misfortuno, Somo plan will bo adopted to-morrow to unite such mon. New Yong, Doo. 1.—The Right Rov. B. B. Bmith, D. D.,; Bl!ho[) of Kentucky, has issucd a paper announcing that Dr. Cummins will bo tried for violation .of Boo. 1, Canon 9, Titlo 2, and saying any Eplscopal act of his, pending his rial, will bo nall and vald. * All members of, the Church are enjoined to give no countenance to the ldnovnmon: in which Dr. Cummins is en- gaged, Dodication of o Gormnn Mothodist Church in Danville, 11l Speatul Dispateh to The Chicago Tyibune, Danviee, 1., Doo, 1,—The Gorman Mothod- si. Claurehi at thln pince wau dedioated yosterdsy by the Rov, Dr. Fowler, Presidont of the North- weutern Univeraity, A largo crowd were in at- tondance, aud ©2,600 was subseribod, which will caucol alf tho liabilitios of tho ohurch, —_——— SCURVY ON SHIPBOARD. 8an Fraxotsco, Des, 1.—The American ship Onitivator, from Now York, was towed into port to-day by tho rovonue outter Oliver Wolcott. Her Captain, his wife, oficors, and entiro: orow were down with Anurg. several of the latter at the pont of death, The culter found the ship about forty milos from Golden Gate. FINANCIAL. The Public Debt Increased Nine ‘HMillions During No- vember, The Sprague Trustees will Assumo No .. Personal Liabilitys NATIONAL FINANCES, PUDLIC DEDT STATEMENT, Wasnmxaron, D. 0., Dec. 1.—The publio debt statoment for December furnishes tho following Itemn ¢ Bix per éont bonds 1,218,840,150 ‘Fiva per cont bon o 407,801, otal coin bonds. 1,710,041,650 Tawful monoy dobt.. 078,000 Maturod dobf,, 20,046,670 Tegal-tander notes 001,085 (e Traotional nurrency Colu cortificates . Total Without Intorcat sevssseesoresssd 405,418,638 Total dabt, 2,217,070,765 ol nforent * 38,308,128 o b e $83,700,087 Qurrzioy., Y Lo pocial dopor it, a8 providod b; e teer. JAN160000 Total in Trexnury... 18 105,100,401 Delt, loas cash in Treasury.. 2,150,862,053 Tncréase during tho montb, ,028,570 ‘Bonds issued to tho l‘nc[l\xc l{:\l roac principal autstanding. 64,009,613 Interest accrued nnd not 1,01 T Interent paid by tho United Btotes 20,447,980 Tnterest repatd by trausportation of mails, ol ieies eveeesiaini ABASASD Balanco of intorest paid by United States, 15,002,033 'DEFANTAENT ERTINMATES, * T'otnl ostimnto for the differont Departments for 1875, 8B10,108,720; ostimates for 1874, 308,529,260, The appropriations for 1874. nggregalo £800,- 060,203, i g = PITTSBURGH. Sgectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, * THE MECHANIOS BANK, Prrrsnunair, Yo, Dec. 1,—The Mechanics' Bankmade o statoment to-dey at a mooting of dopositors. Its assots amount to 2188,000, or $12,000 abovo oll liubilities. An extousiou of six, twolvo, oighteon, and twenty-four months was granted to the institution. By tho end of two years thoy expoct to makes final settlomont. o —— PHILADELPHIA. g Special Dispateh to The Chicaao Tribune, PrrnADELPITA, Pa., Deo, 1.—The transnctions in to-day’s mouey market wore limited, The de- mand for loans was somowhat light, and rates ranged at Saturdsy’s quotntions, The wenkness -of to-dsy's markot was mainly atiributablo to'n genoral fanxioty on tho part of spaculntors and others rogarding the tone of tho Presidont’s mean&u on the Cuban and currency questions, and tho probable action of Congross theroon. Tho bnuks to-doy resumed thoir usual weokly statoments. ——— THE SPRAGUES. PROVIDENCE, Deo. 1.—The recently appointed ‘Trustoes of the Sprgfiuu cstato have informed tho committee of croditora that they cannot ac- cept, unless gnaranteed protection from person- al liabilitios. " Thoy will bavoa conforenco with the coramittee to-dny. . CRIME. The Stovenson Murder Trinl in Osh= 5 ouh, Wis. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune. Osnrory, Wis,, Dec. 1.—T'ho work of impan: noling a jury for tho trinl of Chares A. Steven- son for the wurder of his wile is now in prog-~ ross in the Cirouit Court. Torty-four jurors have been callod, of whom twenty-two have beon challenged for _eauwe, or oxcused; cloven havo been chalienged peremptorily, and the panel is not yot full. Tho dofonse i preparing to givo proof of emotional ‘insanity, An immenso crowd is in attendauce. Eank Robbery in Upper Big Rapids, Mmich. Special Diapateh to_The Chicago Tribune. Urpren Dio Rarivs, Mich.,, Dec, 1.—The Ex- ohange Banl of this vity was robbed last night of 8256,000. By somo accidonut, the vault was loft unlocked by the bankers. An entrance into tho bank was mude by digging under the floor, The bunk hns suspended, and a now Cashicr bas boon chosion, although no blamo is attached to thie Iate Oushior. Thero is Bo clue to tho thieves. Elorsc~TI Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tridune, QumNcy, Il., Deo. 1.—A horse-thief named William Johnson waa captured in McKee Town- ghip, Baturday, and committed to jail bero to-~ day. Hobad runoff horses acrnas tho Illinois River, ana returnod on a socund expedition when taken, Rold Piracy in New York Harbor. Now Yorg, Dec, 1.—Sevon masked men boardod tho Italian brig Mattano, lying oft_ the Battory, at 2 o'clock yosterday morning, and ob- tained complote possession of the vemel, after which they robbed tho Captain's wifo of her jew- olry, and alko took somo money that was con- cealed in tho cabin, Capt. Counatur, the com- mander, rosisted, and was shot and seriously in- jurod, 'The mate was bonnd aud gagged, and ope of tho men held the ateward whilo the other secured his jowels and money, Ono of the thioves has been arrested. el £ Onptured,— A Bloody Affray Near Elko, Novs 8ax Fravotaco, Dac, 1.—Yeusterdny, nenr Elko, Nov,, John Davis shot and instantly kLilled B. 8. Hedgo. Thomas Brown, Davis’ brotlier-in-law, 8 mero boy, theroupon drew n rovolver aud shot Doy through the head, killing Lim instautly, and then mndo his escape. Domestio troubles in Davie’ family were tho cause. Iledgo had tried to induce Alrs, Davis to leuve her husband and live with him, ‘A Negro Cuts Mis Wifo to Ploces, Mesris, Tonn., Deo, 1.—Andy MoNoil, color- ed, lving 17 wmiles out on the Randolph Rond, literally cus liis wife to'pleces on Saturday night for loaving his church and joining auother one, o flod to this city, pursued by ul’iot of colored mon, but waa assibted in ereaping by Thomns, colored, who was arrosted aud sentto jailto unswor for it, Tragedy at Boonville, Inde.-A Reulst- iug Prisoucy Shot aand Kilicd by an Officere=A fMnu in Showing Iew (he Affnir Oceurred Fatally Wounds a 30y, From the Fuanaville (Ind.) Journal, Nov, 29, On Thursday rftarnaon a mnan named Thorn- burgh, who is known in {lis vicinlty of Boonville a8 a dosporado, got iuto a diftioully with anothor man, and ox-Shorifl Williams, now a Constable and Doputy Marshal, emne into tho houso whoro Choruburgh was about {o attack the other, and arrested hum. Thornburgh pulled away from Willinms, and with au oath doclared thatno ona conld arrest him—ho would not be taken, Will- jama declared ho ehouild, and Thornburgh waa in tho not of drawing a revolver with which e hind already throateued the other man, when Williams anticipated him, and fired twice, in- flicting such wounds on ‘Thornburgh that lie died at 2 o'clools yestorday moining. ‘Wiltiams at onco wont to tho Sherlfr's oftice to anrrendor himeolf, but tho Shotiff not boing at home, he wailed until yesterday, when tho Bhotiff formally took him into custody to await the action of tho Grand Jury, but so strong iy opular opinion that ho did no more than his Huly that ho s not in Fxleou. Thoruburgh has the reputation of a horss- thiof, and a ghort timo ago Lo mede an atiack on lis own father with n pistol, Ile was not gvuruflli yoars old, but was dreaded and dlsliked y all, A man namod Klohd, while relating to s num- ber of porsons how' the abovo tragedy was ounoted, accidentally shot-a littlo throe-year old Loy named Buttiger, inflicting a wound that it is fonrad will prove fatal, 'Pho littlo boy was in hia mother's arme at the time ho was shot, and tho bullet barely miused its mothoer's hoad, aud was burled {u that of the cbild, Laten—Mr. Everard Pattison, Buperintondont of tho Lako Erle Rallroad, reports that tho wounded obild died from the effoct of the shot. THE WEATHER, WaesnmaroN, D, 0., Deo, 1.—TFor New Ln- gland the mufluntnrn will continuo low, with frash and brisk northonstorly to soutl:sasterly winds, cloudy weather, lm{ enow, Tor the Middlo Biatos, lightly rising tomporaturo, diminisbin, ressers, northeastorly to south- eaaterly winds, with area of rain and snow For the lako roglon aud thonce southward to tho Ohio Valloy, easterly to moutherly winda with stormy woather, Tor tho Bouthorn Stnton Imrny cloudy wonther with nrors of rain and ight enstorly to sontherly winds, Onutionary plgnala are contimiod at Milwau- keo, Chicago, and Grand_Iiaven, and ordered for Tacana! 8, Alpena, and Toledo. GENERAY OBSERVATIONS, ¥ QntoAno, Doc, 4—1 8, m, Statfon, (Da¥, |Thr) Wind. |Rain] Weather, g, B, freah .| 160lcar, 54[8. 1) fr +:[Cloudy, as Ji|Light rain, o) ++|Glondy, 91K freah i Tight rain, B8, ) Cloudy, a Tight rnin, la0.07 Gloudy, Fort Garry, 29.R0) Il'vy snow, Tort uLmnlm.m Oloindy, Jfilglondy, <00|Lighit raln, «[Cloudy, . |Glondy, 5|Tight ratn, Oloudy, Threnten'. BL. Paul. Tolodo, 4 o .. Light snow, " LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. The Social Lvil Ordinance in St. Louls Pecinred Constatutional by the Sue prome Court of the State=-Tho Right of the Legisiature to Deocide upon Questions of Expedioncy Affirmeod, . &pecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, 8r. Louts, Doc. 1.—The Social Evil Iaw han been declared to-dny conslitutional by the Su- promo Court of Missourl, two Judges of tho fivo on tho Bonch dissenting, Tho decision first ‘arguos tho question whether tho city had powor to pass tho existing ordinanco under the chartor, which expressly gives permission to rogulate and BUpPPress. Y THE LEGISLATURE'S RIGNT TO CNANGE OOMMON LAV, Having decided this point in the afiirmativo,the Court goos on to sy that the Logislaturo havo n right to change the common law ; 1t has a right 1o allow the legiulativo suthoritios of Ht. Tonuis to regulate the subjeot now under conrlderation difforontly from what it {8 in the othor portiony of the Btate, It is nuaked assumption to eny that any matter allowod by the Leglslaturo is agninat publio policy. Tho best fndication of publio policy s to be found in tho enaciments of a Logislaturo. fo may that such o law fa of immoral = tendenoy io disrespoctful of the Leginlaturo, who no doubt deslgned to promota moralily, and it 18 altogother unwarraated to supposo that tho object of tho law or thoordinance 18 for any pur- oo but to promote the moraly and health of Mo cilizens, . TIIY WISDOM OF THE ORDINANCE FOREION TO TUE DIBUUSSION. ‘Whother the ordinanco in question is calca- Inted to promote the objoot, 18 . question with which tho courts have no concorn ; with the ox- pedienay, or proprioty, or wikdom of alogislative anactment wo hisve nothing to do. If s consti- tutional right is infringed, tho courta are open to afford redress, Wo have no opinion, and thorefore expresa none, nbout the expediency of this ordinance. Arguments on that point should bo addrassed tn the Stato or City. Legislature, 1t wonld bo a novel oxercieo of judicial power topass on tho expedioncy of legislative onnot- ments—a matter outside of the province of courts of justico. The only question wo havo fo deeide is, whether tho poirer oxisted to mnko the lnw ; and wo think the Legisiaturo granted the power, THE LAW NOT VOID DY UNCONSTITUTIONAL TROVI- BIONY. It thero “aro provislons in this ordinance, Chaptor 18, which infringo on tho rights of cltizens, male or fomale, protected by the Con- stitution and laws of the Stato, and such rovisions are altompted to bo en- orcod, the romedy is obvious, Even according to the caso roforrad to in 1 Gray, it ls not pretanded that uncovstitutional provisions in nlaw make it tolally void. On the contrary, il ia woll ecttlod thnt thoy do not, aud that & law may well sland, as far g it ls_conntitutional, although it ias In it cortain provisions which are mot valid; and in this caso the only question wag, whothor the defendant’s liconse, under the ordinanco, was o protection. No questioun con- cerning the medical exnmination provided in eer~ tain scctions of thoordinnnca arose; no complaint on this subject was made by any one affected by the provisions said to be oppresniva and in op- position Lo our bill of rights. It wns, in fact, conceded that various provisions of the ordi- nanco wore entiroly unexceptionable so far as the Btato Constitution was concorned, and it was only ingisted that the GENERAL INTENT AND 8COTE OF TUE, ONDINANCE wag 1o promoto immorahity, Of this we are not anthorizod to judge. 'T'he legislativo authoritios of 8t. Louis are mors compotont and better qualified to decide this question than this or any othor court. Weo doubt wnot that their intontlon was to promote the public morals, Whether the ordinance in quostion was tho bost mods of doing this, was o matter they wore authorized to decide. This Court has 1o poyver to rovise their decision on_ this aues- tinu; it a logislative, not a judicial, quos- tion. Judge Napton gsve, the docigion, Judmes Adums and Wagner concurring. Judges Vorics and Bherwood submitted the dissenting opinion. To the Associated Prear.] 81, Lous, Dec. 1.—Throo Judges of tho Bu- premo Court—Napton, Wagner, and Adoms— gava a decision to-dny in the somewhat famous social evil caso, which was tricd here somo months ago, and in which Judge Colyin decided the 8acial Evil ordinauce in forco in this city unconstitutional, The privcipal point bofore the Supromo Court way, whothor the Tegisln— ture had power to grant the oug of 8t. Louis authority to regulate or suppross bawdy-houscs, in tho faco of tho genoral State law iwhich ro- uires the supprossion of auch houses. Tho &)nrt decides the Legislature had such power, and thereforo roveraos tho docision of Judgo Colvin, of tho Jower court, Judges Vories and Shermood dissent. An Important Will Case at Daven- port,y Ia. Special Dispateh to the Chicagn Tribune. Davesront, Is, Dee, -Tho celcbrated will cnso of Thomas W. Gilvath, vs, J. IL Cilrath, camo up in the Cirenit Conré for trinl to-dny, Both partles to the suit aro sons of tho Iate Rov, Jumes Cilrath, of thls city, who dicd possossod of proporty to the extent of 9150000, tno bulk of which ho willed to his son, J, 11, 1t is elaimed thab tho will was obtnined by frand, and it is contosied on this ground, Some damaging oxposures aro expected, and tho trial will probably lust four or fivo days. Lihe! Suit in Philadelphia, special Dispatch to he Clhicago Tribune. TinnaneLria, Do, L—The: jury in the case of Josaph R, Neod, a veporter, charged with pnb- lishing n libel on Chief-uf-Police Kouuard 'H. Jones, being unablo to egree, wera to-duy dis- charged by Judgo Finlotter. Seailrond BRonds Decinred Vorud. ‘forexa, Kan,, Dec, 1.—The Buprome Court of Kansas hay decided that the insng of 150,000 in bondy by Boutbon, Kan., datod July 1,'1871, to the Lebo & Neosho Ilailroad Company, is void. LOUISVILLE. Dissolution-~Tho Loulsville Bonrd of Arado Dios for Want of Fusda. LouisviLLe, Ky., Dec. 1.—¥. I' Moorman ublishen a noticg of tho dissolution to-tay of loormun & Co,, Lonisvillo, and Milion J, Iiardy & Co.,Now York,owners of the ** Gutter " bran in pursuanco of notice from him to Hardy ulso, snnouncing that noilher partnor has ! right to ueo tho names of tho firmw, . - T'ho Louisville l3ourd ot Trade closed its doors to-day, having no funds to meot oxpenses, The Presldont ordered dispatches discontinued, after trying rovoral du{u to got & quornm of the! Di tora to moot tho finencinl gitustion. — An ef- will be randa on Tueuday to revivo the or- nization, But little intorost is mauifested ax et CASUALTIES. Accidontal Death of a Sportaman. Special Dispatch to The Chicago 1'ribune, Quinoy, I, Daeo. 1.—A young man named Oharles Roborts, son of a respoctablo farmer al Utea, iu this oountg wad nccidontally shot and Killed yestorday, whfle hunting, 1Io was seated on & fonce with his breast resting on tho m- #le of his gun, whon it was disoharged, tho lond pasging through his henrt. Ground to Denths TarTie Rook, Atk, Deo. 1,—Bonjamin For- roll, an industrious citizen, was caught in tho fly- wheel of a saw-mill near this oity yestorday, and ground to doathi, s ; NAVAL MATTERS. Speetal Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune. PiirAvELrHIA, Deo, 1.—The monitor Manhat- tau haviug heen examinod to-day, it was founc aho will roquire quito an amount of ropaicng t: mako her scaworthy, Yo placing of wator- “Chreaton'g, - " guards around tho (urrot-bane was neglected; and somo of her iron-bolts will requlre to be ou- tivoly rodriven, \ ‘Lho Torror goos off tho dry-dock to-morrow, ;fid,l\vl:h tho Afnx, will bo rendy to enil on the 1 1kt . BAVANNAIL, Ga,, Nov. 30,—Tha ironoiads Ma- hopae and Oesipeo touched nt thin port to-day, FOREICN. GERMANY, Benny, Doo. 1.—Tho Gormnan Govornment lins nddressed represontations to the Govern- mont of Bpain rolative to tho selzure. of two Qorman vossols in tho .Booloo Arohipolago, which wore taken to Manilla and adjudged law- ful prizes, 1t in roported that tho deciston of tho Court at Manilla will bo rovaraed by the Madrid Government and tho vossols released, ‘Tlie Fodoral Council hinve accopted an ‘offictal invitation to Qormany to participate in_the Uni-' voreal Exbibition at "Philadelphin in 1870, and *havo doclded to lonve tho'appointmont of Com- misslonors to 10preent Germony At the Exhibi- tion in the hands of Princo Iismnrok, . [Heratd Cable Speetal.] b ToxpoN, Deo, 1.—The German Emperor fa roported to bo in n wonk state of health, sll, represontations to tho contrary notwithatanding. o hins to boe wheeled from his bed to the table. Tho lifo of the widow of tho late King of Sax-’ ony 4 deapaired of, —_— CUBA. g ST PmirapernrA, Deo. 1,—Tho ateamor Juniats, from Havana, ru)imzls that tho captured ntoamer Virginius wan still afloat whon she loft Havans, on T'needay Inat, Allvessels ertiving at Havana had full cargoss of flour, aud 50,000 barrels had beon ordored from Now Orlounu. POLITICAL. Elcctions Xcld in Citics Adjncent to' zont =Threoe Women Biccted to ther Chclsen School Committee. 3 Svectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Bosroy, Doo. 1.—Electionn wero hold to-lay in sovoral suburban and nolphboring cittes, In Cholsen threo eapablo and cultivated women, by namo Mre, E. L. Gilman, Miss L. P. Holland, and Miss 8, 12, Miller, wore olected to the Bchool Committeo, and tho Citizons' - candidato for Mayor, C. H. Torson, -recoived. ovary. ballot thrown. Ho s a Republicav in politios, though' Lis political proforcuces were not considered in the election. g The City of Glouceater held its first eloction 14 & cily, and thoro in groat commiotion thero to- night et the result, whicn is an unexneoted vie= tory for Robert R. Toars, the Democratic candi= dato for Mayor, who waa'cleeted by o majority of 400 in o fotal vote of 1,700, and noarly the eri= ‘tire Domocratio ticket shows almont-ag declded ufurcs. 'Tho now Mayor was the last Chairman of tho Board of Soloctmen, and has long boen a leading citizen. J T tho now City of Somerville, Mr. William H, Furbor was elcoted Mavor, receiving all the votes cast, like tho candidate in Cholsea, but no women were chosen to the Schnol ‘Commhtoa. ‘'The California United Statos Scnators BLip. 8aN Fraxcisco, Dec. 1.—An offort will proba- Dbly be medo by ¢ho railroad monopolists at Sace ramento to stavo off the organization of the Legislature. Booth ia sleadily gaining ground, Tho porsonal friends of Casserly now say that thoy will support Booth, . - BAN I'nanoisco, Dec, 1.—Ex-Goy. }Inl[,}ht pub-« lishes n lettor declining & candidacy for the United Btates Sonatorship, This, declaration of Gov. Haight will obligo tho Democrats to tuim to tho next availablo man, Whom they will se- lect is unknown. 3 THE SPIRITUALISTS. A Convention of the Nerthorn Hllinois Spiritunlists Divavews Sympnthy with the Woodhuil Growd, - Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune., Joraxt, Dod. 1.—Tho Spiritualista of Northern Tllinols nesombled in convention ii this city on Friday lust. Mr. Wilson and' Mrs. Parry, of Boloit, Wis., were the principal - sposkers. - The session waa Liarmonious thronghout.’ ‘On Bun- duy, & County Association of Spiritunlists was formed, constitution adopted, and oflicors olect- ed. Tho most important action of the Cényen- t}“ was the adoption of tho following resolu- ons 1 Zesolted, That wo, tho Spiritualists of Joliot and tho | aurrounding country, will not tolerato lust, soxual promlscuity, or any system of adultery that bomehna or degrades man nid woman in tholr physieal, moral, spditual, or soclal happiners, T Resolvd, Tt we recoguizo tho monogamio Inw of ‘marruge, nder Just rogulations of law, that protécts tho woman us wwell as the wan i all legltimato rules of e, Jiesolved, Thint wo hold tho seducer equally guilty and culpnble with tho seduced, and that wo will com— ol im to take hia place on th lovel with his viotfm ; and that wo will approve of the elovation of both to o higher lifo, and wo will encournge them to rise up and shuke off their errors, Resolred, That wo do not rocognize the Universal As- Aociation of Spiritualists s thorepresentatives of Bpirit- ualism in Ameriea; . SPRINGFIELD. Noah NMatheny, the Veteran County” Clerk, Displaced by the Late Elece tion--Che ailrond Commission, Special Disvateh to The Chicago Lribune. Srnivoriery, Iil, Doe. 1.—Nonh Matheny, who gave place to his succossor as County Clork to-day, bas filled that oflice in this county since 1909, o period of thirty-four yoars. His father was appointed County Olerk in 1821, when the county was formed, and beld it coutinuously uu- 1i11839, whon ho died, and his son was . electad to the oftico, The fathor and son have leld the offico since {he county wae formed, maling fifty-two years, . e Bonrd their moutbly session to-morrow. OBITUARY. . - BDenths in Qttawa, ¥, Spectai Lruputch to The, Chivipo Iribune; . ° Ovraws, JiL, Dec. 1~Philip Flick, an old cilizen of Ottewa, though a young man,.and woll Luown in bueiness circles, died very :suddonly lat night. Lonis Kroiger, agod78 yosts, o Gor- wan, for meny” years & residen hore, diod. on. yosterdny aftcritoon, 3 i ¥, Parsons, of Bloomingéon. © | - | Speeial Diopatzh o The Chicage Tribune, ' | Broouinaroy,- I1l, Des, 1.—Hrzo Lareons, one of the early nottlers of ‘Dloomington, and st ono timo Pogtmantor, died ltero to-dny., DES. MOINES. ‘Trensuror Rankin Secures Bondsmen. weArrangemontys for. the Grangers? ‘Cunvention. 2oy e Spacial Dispateh to The Chicaga Tribuns, * » Des Morwneg, In., Dee: 1.~Samuel 8. Rankin sccurad ' boudsinon ' to-duy, W. I\ Ray, Goorge Londium, and L, J. Wells signing, tlio boad, | "The Lxeoutivo Commiftes of Lho State Grango will maot in this vity on’ Wednesday {0 perfort tho ordor af busineso, and othqr, proviminariba for the Couvention whioh moots Doc. 9.+, FIRES. . o iur Persons Perlsh 3 in the FHURCes. 4 ~F §r. Lovis, Doc. 1,—It now . dppears tinb fofue poi1sons wore burned in the fire nt Warronsbusys, lMo.. on Baturday night. Their names werp: AL 13, Mulyohill, propristor of Ming's Hotel, in which tho fito ofigiuated ; J. W Polapd, actist,- of Kansas Oty S L. Trouty, Olibtonvills, 3o, ; and Lowis Ruiater, Sedalis, Mo, Buvornl other persons woro badly burned, and & number saved their lives only by 1\vm|>lug from tho sccond and. third storlos of tho hotel, The flre originated by tho explosion of a conl-oil lamp in the hotel. A Iotel Burnod=x At Fiuhisiily No Yo Theuriig, N, Y., Deo. 1.—An incondlary firo, this morniug, destroyed tho entiro business por- tion of thi villego, Lnkc‘ 108,000 ; insuranco, 05,000, A mau numod Edward Joucs lins beod arrestod on suspleion of Loing the incondiary. In San Francisco, BAN Tnaxomco, Doo, 1.—A fira to-day on Pacifio stroot dostroyed the Atlnutie Iotel and wovoral other bujldings, -Charles Allon, & guest of tho Lotel, was burned to doath, in Clevelands Crevrraxp, O,, Dec, 1,—The ronidence of Theollaye Haeke, No, 6756 Woodlaud avenuo, wag almost (otally destroyed by fiva yesterday morn- ing, ‘ha lobs Iy 6,000 ; Iusured, In Alta Olty, Utah==T'wo Lives Lost. Barr Tiax®, Doo, 1.—At' Alta City, Iast night, the houa‘o of Madamo Anno Millor waa destroyed of Railrosd Commissioners hold by fire. In tho smouldering ruina the remains ol two human bodios wora discovered, belioved to b thowo of Madomo Miller and Capt, Matt. Hart, well known an s Union soldier, 1t is sup- pogod that Hart, who lived with tho woman, hd q‘\;n_n-mlnfl with hor aud killed both Lor and hime oll; - g aa g MISSISSIPPI NAVIGATION. Special Dispateh lo The Chicaao Tridune, Quixoy, 1L, Dec. 1.—The river ‘i entirely cloar of ico, bit tho water Is so low that nayiga~ tion Is virtually ended for the aeason, oven the ferry-boats finding great diffioulty in orossing, ———— . KANSAS CITY, LIVE-STOCK MARKET. Spectal Diapateh to The Ohfeaga Tridune, . AuSAS. CITY, Deo, 1.—OATTLE—Teceiptn, 06, ‘Shippers and packers in-good attendance, Demand -brisk for desirable graden, Sales : Colorado and Texas “stocrs’ at $2.20@2.25; wintored Toxas cows at $1.703 LI i b s nfi»an—nmupu’uq{u’s with good demand from pack- imi ers, ;Oporations limitod, from the slim supply, Prices firm at $3,60 At 3, i MARINE. . Port of Ohicagos " vt ARRIVED, Prop Nashus, Ogdenaburgh, sundrios, Bchr Bunriso, Bay Oliy,salt, . Bteam bargo B, Grol,, Mani; TProp Qubs, luifalo, sundrios, Frop Moutaus, Buffalo, sundries, Prop Arabla, Buffalo, sundries, Bclir Halsted, Duffalo, coal, Btoam barge Oharles Reftz, Maniatcs OLEARED. .01 or0ee0 D0, & Prop. ?l;mgnnt, Port Muron, 29,099 bu corn, 1,687 rls flour., Prop Oconto, Two Tivers, 20 brls ofl and aundries, lumber. Veoxcls Passcd Detrolt. Darnorr, Dec. 1.—Passen Down—Trops Mohawk, Idakio, Thomas Scott, 8t. Louls, Java, ¥ountain Olty, Ehiladelphls, Morchint, Pauaxp Up—Props Alaskn, Twesd, Winp—Northeart—enowlng liard, DIBRBLR] Fleld, Wad, enry Dibbloo ¢ The residenca of M by'tno Rov. e, Warren, Sior uck Foid. Bt th O Mnion, FEich., on Thuradas. T, 510 Giluort, of OklcAgo, and Mite Addie Ac o onrds, ¢ TALBOT—AL Providoncs, R. Odofl, nt Olileago, ‘And Hrims ‘aibot, Es., of ITAND-_SANDERSON—At Rololt, Win,, Nov. 28, by ltred_ fand, of Scranton, the Hev. Georgo Bushnol Ta,, and ilelvn K. Ssndsreon, of tho formor place, No n GILLERT_COCHR. bride’s father, Br, Charlon T, Coctirana, DEATHS. PHILLIPS—On Annday night, Nov.'8, Elizabeth F. wifeof Dr. John Phillips, agod 43 yoars, after a painfol aud lngoring {liness of nearly to yo: noral an Wadoesday, at 11a. ., from hor Into rosl- doneo, 120 T o o i ourth svedo, by on to Roselslll, Frionds of tlio amily aro nvited. £7~ Poltavills, Pa., and Springfiold, Iil., pspors plense cony. ; AUCTION SALES. A A A A A AN AN - BY GEO. P, GORE & CO., ¢ 68 & 70 Wabash-av. Dry Goods.. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 9 1-2 a. m. s Goads, White Goods, Notfons, Hoslory, Glavos, Goods and Catom-Made Clath- ing: Knit Gonds, Nublas, Cardigsus, &c.; Dres Trim- mlugs, Lacs Goods,' Rufliod Collars, 2o, Toye, Games, ‘and Fancy Goo lonks, Ladies, Missce,’ and Children's Wal + 25 canos Gunts' Morian Une d avornment Goods: Ingrain, orwear; , Govos atch and Homp Ca: ‘Floor Ollcloths, & . GEO. P, GORE & CO,, 83and 70 Wabash-ar. 'Why lot your customers sulfer whan Buffalo and Wool-Lincd Goods, And a fall assortment of 4 Men’s, Boys’, Youths’, ‘Women’s, Misses’, and Children’s ¢ BOOTS & SETOES Wil be #old ll.xmlrnwn gflgv. attho AUCTION SALH af WEDNESDAY, Dao. 7 ako. p G0l & co Auatiansor: d 74 Wabanh-av. By TAYLOR & HARRISON. GULAR SALE of ©On WEDN%DA.Y, Dsc. 3, at 93 o’clook, Dry Goods, Notions, &o. Qonsisting of large line Men’s Undorwear, Suspenders. Gloves, Gaunfiets, Oardigan Jaokots, Wool Hosiery, Women's Goods, Hoslory, &o.- Also, larga stock of Stajonery, Baoks, Playing Cards Games, Envelopos, Initial Papor_hnd Eirolooes, Fockel and Momorandum Baok & thoatock of a reiatl deular, “TAYLOR & FIARRISON, Augtlonosrs, 204 and 206 1tast Madinon 3¢, On Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 92 o'clock, BANKRUPT STOCK OF FURS, Oousisting of Roal Erming, Mink, Siborian Squirrel, As- trachan,+ Alaska Sablo, Imitation Erinine, Obitdro TFurs, &0, The above stack [y XTRST-CLABS, sud the attontion of DEALERS is fnvited, TAYLOR & HARRISON, Auctfoneors, 204 and 208 Faat Madison-at, ~ ESTABLISIEHD 16856.) WM. A, BUTTERS & (0, AUCTIONEERES, .Nos. 15 and 17 Randolph-st. TRADHE BALH OF Enit o Pons, Ponctls, &o,, &0., bolng. . TINE CUSTON-MADE CLOTHING * GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, ‘Whito Goods, Linens, Furs, Hats and Oaps, Gloves and Mitts, Boots.and Shoes, Yankeo Notions, Toys, &o., AT ATCOCTION, On THUKRSDAY, DIC. 4, st 8} o'alack, atoursalos- room, 16 anil 7 Nindolpliad, W), A, BUITERS & CO., Aucttonsers. Reopular Baturday Salo HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE And General Merchandise, 'On BATURDAY, Deo, 6, at 9% o'olook, at our Sales- rooms, 1 and 17 Htandolpli-at. TR 2 A2, A, BUTTIRS & 00., Auctioneors. By ELISON, POMEROY & CO. Unreserved 'Sale of Valuable, @ High-Class OIL PATNTINGS . LAT ATUCTION, .l‘mm‘lhn Brouklyn S.}' fosnrs, ELISON, POMEROY & GO, take plovaure fn inforining tha Art-fave b oty that ties will oo monan t0 snll un TURSDAY MORNING, Doo. 2, nt 10 o' flukJ and cuntinue aftacn 23 a'clpck, and oven- Tl 01 13 o'clook, and on WEDNISDAY, Dec. 3, atesing % ery Tarke nnd GHOION coflootion of MODERY O1L PATTINCES, By somo of tho bost Ameriean and Foroiua ) Art Gullery, Obarles Rode, Propristor. Afuints. ivary Platurg offored wil Boslttroly bo sold, thus offor. {fug & svod clitias to by valusblo’ Patuting ai yuur own : privo. ey " i an Monda ing, il o e m SRR s oo, * Anotignucrs, 8 and 85 Randolph-s "REGULAR FRIDAY’S SALE Now- and - Bocond-Hand Parlor,. Ciismber, aud Din 10g-Ru FURNITURE At ‘onr Salostoom, & aud & Kandulphest., on Felday -iorning, Doo. b, at 95 a’elook, wa will oifae an unusually Iario varloty of Naw and Scooud-Hand Fusniture Storos foddlug, Iankote, Comfortors, Birussals and Waol Ua paln, s ¥ eRo ot of Orasitery and Brown Stor Watey slifcors, &, al » gonoral assortudont of ouse- § and Marolmudis, e IsON, Potioy ¢ ca., Auctionnors, “ By OSGOOD & WILL 1S, OTION BALR, on Tuosday, Dec, ohemmto A eiro contaits of ouss No. & Taorls Laing the contents of 18 rooins, con Guoking and Heating Stoves, Uarpol Bal 0. Imitodiatoly aftar sala of cuntes o will woll tho'iouso, bolng & camodious 3-atory dial Tz, with 8 yoars grouud Iease. ~ Ouw aut o at aur satesroonia, 84 South Ganal Fridaya, and Baturdays,_ ORIOOD. By BRUSIH, SON & CO., 41 Bouth Canalest, 9, at South Parlor Sult, Hoddiou, & an, inya. pn‘! lovos, and gonaral morchandiso, WHDNESDAY, DEO. 8, AT 10 A, M, Our snlosroom is fall,.and the goods muet be sold ad *0mu prics 10 hiake rodi for our Naturday's salo B BON & ASSIGNEI'S SALE GHOICE LIQUORS AT AUCTION, 1wl . largo and olegant Mirror with ik Piatos, Bliow Ga e "1, OLATL \ 170 31lo of now and second-hand Furaltaro, Car- {